Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 11 19:06:59 EDT 2002 | tmarc
We are using 1mm pitch BGAs with a great quantity of via(s) under the component. Very shortly we will be placing CSPs with .65mm pitch. Our via(s) are solder masked, however we generally have a percentage of them that the masking is thin enough that
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 27 16:37:16 EDT 2004 | babe
Well I would think that the heat slug would work to a point. Obviously made to dissipate heat from the component. That said it wouldn't hurt to cover that also with aluminum foil. Your not wrapping a present, your simply tenting the component. IR wil
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 09 22:11:46 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Mark: The best routing of test vias for BGAs is to keep them far away from the device. We route test pads for the outer two rows of balls and use vias as test pads for the inner rows of balls. Your bottom-side layout is fine. Yes, on the top-side
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 12 17:22:47 EDT 2002 | davef
First, splitting hairs on parlance. * Conformal Coating. A thin electrically nonconductive protective coating that conforms to the configuration of the covered assembly to provide environmental and mechanical protection. * Solder Mask. Coating mate
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 06 05:25:38 EDT 2018 | spoiltforchoice
I'm no expert but I think you will find the majority of discussions around BGA & good printing results focus on the PCB design and things like tented vias and pad definition. e.g https://macrofab.com/blog/bga-pad-creation-smd-nsmd/ After that, work
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 22 14:22:07 EST 2008 | stevek
Are you using nocleans, especially when you get to SMT? Years ago, I had OA wave flux get into vias that were plugged from the top under parts. It is really difficult to clean small, high aspect ratio vias. Cross sections showed that the copper in
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 16 21:51:29 EST 2000 | Dave F
Kurt: Lots of choices, not many of them good, yano. 1 So LPI has taken over the market pretty nearly 100%, but it won't "tent" reliably, because it is not very viscous when applied and drops into the hole. So then, tenting/plugging with LPI is bad
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 16 21:51:29 EST 2000 | Dave F
Kurt: Lots of choices, not many of them good, yano. 1 So LPI has taken over the market pretty nearly 100%, but it won't "tent" reliably, because it is not very viscous when applied and drops into the hole. So then, tenting/plugging with LPI is bad
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 07 20:53:51 EST 2002 | davef
Regardless of the technique used for the mounting pad shape or definition, isolation of the plated through hole [PTH] from the mounting pad is important. If the PTH is contained within the mounting pad, solder will wick down the PTH. The amount of
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 15 09:55:53 EST 1999 | Justin Medernach
| After rmoving a BGA (plastic)to correct unexplained shorts | I installed another BGA using flux only. | Checking on an X Ray machine and found two shorts. | | can anyone give a good explenation ? | | Thanks | | Ron | Ron, It could be a number o